Tool

A tool is an item used by the player while held to perform actions faster and more efficiently, to gather materials not obtainable by hand, or to perform completely new actions. Tools do not stack in the inventory

List of Tools

Icon	Name	Crafting Recipe	Description
	Fishing Rod	2 Rope + 3 Sticks	Can be used for Fishing to catch fish.
	Wood Axe	3 Palm Wood + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break wood block types.
	Wood Pickaxe	3 Palm Wood + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break stone block types.
	Wood Shovel	1 Palm Wood + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break soil block types.
	Wood Hoe	2 Palm Wood + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break stone into sand.
	Stone Axe	3 Stone + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break wood block types.
	Stone Pickaxe	3 Stone + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break stone block types.
	Stone Shovel	1 Stone + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break soil block types.
	Stone Hoe	2 Stone + 2 Sticks	Can be used to till Dirt and Grass.
	Stone Sledgehammer	4 Stone + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break stone into sand.
	Iron Axe	3 Iron Ingots + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break wood block types.
	Iron Pickaxe	3 Iron Ingots + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break stone block types.
	Iron Shovel	1 Iron Ingot + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break soil block types.
	Iron Hoe	2 Iron Ingots + 2 Sticks	Can be used for farming.
	Iron Sledgehammer	4 Iron Ingots + 2 Sticks	Can be used to break stone into sand.
	Bucket	3 Empty Tuna Cans	Can be used to pick up lava from a volcano which will give a lava bucket.
	Iron Bucket	3 Iron Ingots	Can be used to pick up lava from a volcano which will give a lava bucket.
	Watering Can	1 Bucket + 2 Empty Tuna Can	Can be used to water Crops.
	Iron Watering Can	1 Bucket + 2 Iron Ingots	Can be used to water Crops.

Tool Basics

Best Tools

Many blocks have a preferred tool to break them. Some blocks can be broken only with certain tools. The tool's material also affects how fast a block is mined. Materials from worst to best in terms of mining speed are wood, stone and then iron.

Tools Required to Break Blocks

Tool	Block
Wood Pickaxe or better	Coal Ore, Iron Ore, Iron Ingots, Stone, Stone Stairs, Stone Slabs, Brick, Brick Stairs, Brick Slabs, Polished Stone, Polished Stone Stairs, Polished Stone Slabs, Stone Bricks, Stone Brick Stairs, Stone Brick Slabs, Sandstone, Sandstone Slabs, Sandstone Stairs, Carved Sandstone, Carved Sandstone Slabs, Carved Sandstone Stairs, Polished Sandstone, Polished Sandstone Slabs
Stone Pickaxe or better	Coal Block, Iron Block
Stone Sledgehammer or better	You can get Sand by breaking Stone with any sledgehammer.

Item Durability

Different tools have different amounts of durability. Some uses require more durability to be used than others. A tool's durability is also affected by its material. Material from worst to best in terms of durability are wood and then stone.